Jim Jordan, Author at CommonWealth Magazine

Jim Jordan

Guest Contributor

Stories by Jim Jordan

In quest to improve policing, time is on our side

It would do a world of good if officers just slowed down

Time for Boston sports team owners to up their civil rights game

Teams should convene summit to address racist behavior in the stands

Criminal justice goal should be eliminating ‘systemic racialization’

Taking on built-in biases will make policing fairer and safer

Mass. police among least likely to shoot

Culture, community connections put state at bottom in officer shootings

Mass. has blind spot when it comes to assault weapons

State laws ban use of assault weapons, but not their manufacture and export

Boston Police Department

There should be no slowdown on police reform

Biden should seize the 'bully pulpit' to lend urgency to reviews

Cops, docs, and systemic racism

Infant mortality study offers clues to addressing bias in policing

Capitol insurrection unmasks the real terrorist next door

We have ignored too long the right-wing domestic threats we face

A ban is not a plan

SJC ruling on panhandling is a start, but not a solution

What a Biden administration could mean for policing

'Procedural justice' and 'police legitimacy' are poised for a comeback

Boston police reform panel asked the wrong question

Proposed changes are good -- but miss the bigger picture

History suggests SJC rulings will improve policing

Officers may resist changes, but they will improve performance

National mayors group calls for change in policing

Will city leaders step up to do the hard work?

Here’s how we can build better police departments

Their primary mission must be harm prevention